[NTLUG:Discuss] Need Distro Recommendation, Please

[brad angelcyk]

RedHat 8 was probably the worst RH distribution since RH 5.1.  :-)  If
I was building a new machine now, I'd go with Debian.  It's packaging
system is much better than any other one I've ever tried.

Brad


On 4/29/05, Rick Matthews <k5wls at verizon.net> wrote:
> I have a couple of older PCs running Linux here at the house that
> do a yeoman's job of providing the network with Samba shares,
> caching web proxy, access control features, content filtering,
> fetchmail retrieval of everybody's email, network caller ID, and
> browser access to all stored pictures and mp3 files. Additionally, I
> always have a software project or three that I am working on (playing
> with).
> 
> They are currently running Fedora core 2 and RedHat 8.  I'm not happy
> with the performance of FC2 (on old hardware) and I really need to get
> the other one off of RH8.
> 
> Here's my wish list:
> - Free :)
> - All I've ever worked with is RedHat or a work-alike.  I like to learn
> new things, but I'd rather not start over.
> - No need (or desire) to run X.
> - I don't mind installing (and compiling) packages from tarballs, but
> I like having RPM for the bulk of the applications.
> - Update via yum or apt. (Is there anything else in that category?)
> 
> What distribution(s) would you recommend?  Thanks in advance for
> your help!
> 
> Rick Matthews
> 
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